Robina Town Centre bus station
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.jpg) Robina Town Centre bus station in July 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Robina Town Centre Drive Robina, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°04′41″S 153°22′59″E / 28.078008°S 153.383092°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Translink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus routes | 747 748 750 751 752 755 758 759 760 765 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 300042 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Translink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 April 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robina Town Centre is a bus station operated by Translink. The station is situated in the Gold Coast suburb of Robina.[1] The station is located adjacent to Robina Town Centre, a large shopping centre that includes around 400 stores.[2]
History
Bus services at Robina Town Centre began operating when the shopping centre opened on 28 April 1996.[3]
On 22 February 2010, bus route 747 was introduced as a trial service to provide a direct connection from Robina Town Centre to Southport.[4] The trial was funded by Gold Coast City Council and was later made permanent.[1]
In 2014, transport advocacy group RAIL Back On Track criticised the design of Robina Town Centre bus station because of its lack of facilities for drivers or dedicated layover spaces.[5]
The bus station is closely linked to Robina railway station, which is located 800 metres (2,600 ft) north-west of the shopping centre.[2] Excluding the railway station, it is also the closest bus station to Robina Stadium, which is approximately 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) away.[6] Robina Town Centre is linked to Nerang railway station through route 748 and to Varsity Lakes railway station through routes 759, 760 and 765.[7] Additionally, there are connections to the G:link light rail system through routes 750 and 755 (travelling to Broadbeach South) and route 765 (travelling via Burleigh Heads).[8]
Future proposals
Robina Town Centre is expected to serve as a major stop on the Robina–Coolangatta and Robina–Miami routes of the GC Surfer, a bus rapid transit system that is expected to be operational before the start of the Brisbane Olympics in July 2032.[9][10]
The Gold Coast City Council's City Transport Strategy 2031 report, published in March 2013, proposes an extension of the light rail system to Robina through a branch line that would include a station at Robina Town Centre.[11] Two additional rapid bus routes that would serve the shopping centre were also proposed.[11] In late 2015, a proposal for a light rail extension from Nobby Beach to Robina – which included a station at Robina Town Centre – was released for public consultation by Gold Coast City Council.[12][13]
Platforms and services
Robina Town Centre serves as the terminus for routes 748, 752, 755, 758, 760 and 765, while routes 747, 750, 751 and 759 terminate at Robina railway station.[1]
| Robina Town Centre platform arrangement | |||||
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| Platform | Route | Direction | Notes | ||
| 1 | 747 748 750 751 752 755 758 759 760 765 | Inbound | |||
| 2 | 747 748 750 751 752 755 758 759 760 765 | Outbound | |||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Robina Town Centre, Robina". Translink. Archived from the original on 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Getting Here". Robina Town Centre. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "History". Robina State High School. 31 March 2026. Archived from the original on 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Route 747" (PDF). Translink. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Jamieson, Steven (11 October 2013). "2014 Gold Coast bus network changes – an appraisal" (PDF). RAIL Back On Track. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Mickel, John (28 February 2008). "Public transport the way to get to the Titans". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Buses from Gold Coast Airport". Alpha Car Hire. 7 March 2025. Archived from the original on 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Boardwalk Burleigh – Live the Gold Coast dream". PropertyMash. 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "New east-west transport link revealed as commuters left hanging on Light Rail opening". 102.9 Hot Tomato. 31 July 2026. Archived from the original on 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ Potts, Andrew (31 July 2026). "Premier unveils the GC's 'missing link' bus plan" (PDF). Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Gold Coast City Transport Strategy 2031" (PDF). City of Gold Coast. March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "City announces public consultation on light rail southern Gold Coast". City of Gold Coast. 30 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Have your say on the light rail extension" (PDF). City of Gold Coast. 30 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.